global health weekly news
February 29 2016
Good morning,
global health
Here's the PDF of the report that was just released on HPV prevalence in the US following the vaccination program, which started in 2006.
A new treatment of Ebola has passed its first test by protecting monkeys from the virus several days after the animals were infected. Early trials show that treatment with the antibody developed almost complete protection up to five days post infection. ♧
Here is an interesting piece on water-smart cities. The Guardian presents five innovative cities that are managing, protecting and conserving water supplies. The winners are:
1) Bangalore, India
2) Cape Town, South Africa
3) Sorocaba, Brazil
4) Beira, Mozambique
5) Lima, Peru
My favorite is Cape Town, which over the past 15 years has managed to reduce water use by 30%, despite a population increase of 30% over the same period, through both social change and use of creative technology. ♧
burundi
Five African leaders representing the African Union arrived in Burundi Thursday to press Mr. Nkurunziza to negotiate with the opposition. ♧
As of Saturday, the Union has confirmed it will send 100 human rights monitors and 100 military monitors to Burundi. ♧
tidbit
Cheers,
Sonja